Rhabdocoela

plural noun

Rhab·​do·​coe·​la

ˌrabdəˈsēlə

: an order of Turbellaria comprising small marine, freshwater, or rarely terrestrial flatworms with simple unbranched intestine

rhabdocoelan

¦⸗⸗¦⸗lən

adjective or noun

rhabdocoelid

-lə̇d

adjective

or rhabdocoelous

-ləs

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from rhabd- + -coela -coele

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